Cambridge Science Festival kicks off with carnival

The Cambridge Science Festival kicked off the annual citywide celebration of science and technology with a free Science Carnival at City Hall.

The Cambridge Science Festival kicked off the annual citywide celebration of science and technology with a free Science Carnival at City Hall on Saturday.

The Cambridge Science Festival, the first of its kind in the United States, showcases Cambridge as an internationally recognized leader in science and technology. A multifaceted, multicultural event modeled on art, music and movie festivals, it promises to make science accessible, interactive and fun.

This year’s festival will include more than 200 events open to the public and held at different venues throughout the city.

Festivalgoers can participate in workshops, behind-the-scenes tours, talks, performances, debates and film festivals. Many of the events are interactive and geared to children and their families, but there will also be adult-focused events, such as exploring whether neuronal enhancements could or should be used to make you smarter with Neuroscientist and Harvard Provost Steve Hyman, Picower Institute Director Mark Bear, and MIT Neuropharmacology Prof. Richard Wurtman.

Last year, the nation’s first and only science festival drew an estimated 15,000 people from the New England region.

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